Palace of Palms

''A glorious green adventure story.'' Ann Treneman, The Times ''Books of the Year''

''The most enthralling historical book I’ve read this year.'' Claire Tomalin, New Statesman ''Books of the year''

Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew Gardens remains one of the most beautiful glass buildings in the world today.

Seemingly weightless, vast and yet light, the Palm House f...